El Cabo Wind
Torrance County, New Mexico · EIA plant ID 58098 · Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc
Nameplate298MWSummer 298 MW
Generators1in service
Net generation1,103GWh12 mo to Aug 2026
Capacity factor42%wind units, summer MW
Heat rate—thermal plants only
First online2017
The 12-month figures include preliminary EIA-923 months, which EIA revises. Final data runs through Dec 2025.
Monthly net generation
EIA-923, all units at the plant. Net of station use; storage can go negative.
FinalPreliminary
Capacity factor by year
Net MWh ÷ (summer MW × hours), wind units. Each year uses that year's EIA-860 ratings; the hollow dot is the latest 12 months.
Heat rate by year
Electric fuel MMBtu × 1000 ÷ net MWh (Btu/kWh, HHV), fossil units only; CT + CA counted as one combined-cycle block.
Heat rate applies to fuel-burning (thermal) units only.
Annual data table
| Year | Net GWh | Capacity factor | Heat rate (Btu/kWh) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 136.1 | 61.4% | — |
| 2018 | 1,024.4 | 39.2% | — |
| 2019 | 1,132.9 | 43.4% | — |
| 2020 | 1,077.1 | 41.1% | — |
| 2021 | 1,207.7 | 46.3% | — |
| 2022 | 1,063.3 | 40.7% | — |
| 2023 | 1,132.5 | 43.4% | — |
| 2024 | 1,119.5 | 42.8% | — |
| 2025 | 1,058.2 | 40.5% | — |
Generators
EIA-860 (annual) with EIA-860M updates through Sep 2026. EIA-923 reports generation by plant, prime mover and fuel, not by unit, so unit-level output isn't shown.
| Gen ID | Technology | Prime mover | Nameplate MW | Summer MW | Online | Status | Planned retirement | OEM / model |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onshore Wind Turbine | WT | 298 | 298 | Dec 2017 | Operating | — | gamesa G114-2.0 |
Owner / operator
Operator: Avangrid Renewables Inc. Ownership shares by in-service nameplate MW (EIA-860 Schedule 4; units not listed there are wholly owned by the operator).
| Avangrid Renewables Inc | 100.0% | 298 MW |
Nearby plants
Within 80 km.
| Duran Mesa LLC | 105 MW | 29.1 km |
| La Joya NM | 306 MW | 31 km |
| Tecolote Wind LLC | 272 MW | 32.4 km |
| Clines Corners Wind Farm LLC | 325 MW | 32.8 km |
| Red Cloud Wind LLC | 350 MW | 42.1 km |
| Aragonne Wind LLC | 235 MW | 45 km |